Gallic War (eBook)

Julius Caesar (Autor)

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2012
224 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-11493-4 (ISBN)

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The only chronicle by an ancient general of his own campaigns, this eloquent history offers priceless details about Gaul, Germany, and Britain during the 1st century B.C. Includes 6 maps, 7 figures.

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The only chronicle by an ancient general of his own campaigns, this historical treasure is also a work of profound literary merit. Julius Caesar's fascinating account of his conquests offers a trove of priceless details about the cultures of Gaul, Germany, and Britain during the First century B.C.—and of the great man himself.Despite his extensive background in politics, Caesar expresses himself without hiding behind rhetoric, in an uncluttered, factual style. Vigorous, direct, and eloquent, his accounts resemble memoirs or historical outlines rather than a formal histories. His notes on cultural matters, although secondary to his attention to military affairs, offer the era's most complete picture of the settings and personalities among Celtic and German tribes. This excellent translation offers several helpful features.

Inhalt

IntroductionAnalysis of the BooksGallic War Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIIIIndexesMaps and Plans Gaul Campaign Map Battle Against the Helvetii Battle of the Aisne Battle of the Sambre Bridge over the Rhine Roman Agger at Avaricum Gallic Wall Plan of Gergovia Plan of Alesia Roman Siege Appliances Roman Works at Alesia

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.3.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: History
• Übersetzer: H. J. Edwards
• Zusatzinfo: 6 maps, 7 figures
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Gewicht: 167 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Alesia • Ancient history • Ancient Rome • Asterix • belgians • bello gallico • books on ancient histories • books on ancient romes • books on bello gallicos • books on celtic cultures • books on classical libraries • books on de bellos • books on english translations • books on firsthand accounts • books on folios • books on gallic wars • books on human compassions • books on julias • books on late romen • books on latin classes • books on latin texts • books on loeb classics • books on loebs • books on military histories • books on military leaderships • books on modern scholars • books on ospreys • books on political propagandas • books on political purposes • books on reality principles • books on roman armies • books on roman civilizations • books on roman conquests • books on roman empires • books on roman histories • books on roman republics • Britain • campaigns • celtic culture • celts • classical library • commentaries • Commentarii • de bello • English translation • firsthand account • folio • France • gallic wars • Gauls • gergovia • Germany • Greek civil war • Handford • human compassion • julias • labienus • late roman • latin class • latin text • legions • livy • loeb classical • loeb classics • loebs • military history • military leadership • modern scholars • Osprey • Political Propaganda • political purpose • Politician • Pompey • proconsul • reality principle • Rhine • roman armies • roman civilization • roman conquest • Roman Empire • Roman History • roman military history • roman military strategy • roman republic • Romans • sieges • spain civil war • Spanish Civil War • Suetonius • Tribes • twelve caesars • Vercingetorix • warfare
• ISBN-10: 0-486-11493-7 / 0486114937
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-11493-4 / 9780486114934